Corporate Development & Strategy Manager

📋 Description

• We are in search of a Corporate Development & Strategy Manager (m/f/d) to provide robust support to our Corporate Development & Strategy team.

• You will take complete ownership of workstreams in our M&A processes, investor communications, and key strategic initiatives for the CEO, CFO, and Advisory Board.

• M&A sourcing & pipeline management: maintain and enhance our M&A pipeline, conduct structured evaluations of new targets, and initiate outreach and banker calls.

• Acquisition project management: oversee the due-diligence and legal documentation streams — including the independent execution of commercial due diligence, from analysis to the final decision paper for management and the Advisory Board.

• Responsible for integration planning and the PMO post-closing — including tracking levers, synergies, and milestones.

• Corporate finance: assist in structuring and executing acquisition financings (equity and debt) in close collaboration with our CFO.

• Investor relations: professionally manage our shareholder group — including monthly investor reporting and communication with our Advisory Board.

• Strategy & CEO/CFO support: independently manage strategic special projects for the CEO and CFO — such as market-entry and portfolio inquiries, make-or-buy cases, as well as preparing decision papers and presentations for our shareholders.

• AI enablement: actively utilize and further develop our AI workflows in analysis, reporting, and presentations.

• Mentoring: offer technical leadership and onboarding for our working students and interns within the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2–4 years of professional experience in investment banking (M&A), private equity, a start-up, strategy consulting, transaction services, or a similar role.

• A strong academic background in economics, finance, industrial engineering, or another quantitative discipline.

• You possess analytical and strategic working skills, quickly comprehend complex topics, and translate them into clear narratives — both in writing and through management-ready presentations.

• You have a strong numerical aptitude and are proficient in Excel — skillfully structuring complex calculations and producing decision-ready materials.

• You communicate confidently with external stakeholders (advisors, targets, shareholders), independently run meetings, and represent AlphaPet professionally in external environments.

• Ownership and pragmatism are inherent to you: you take responsibility for your workstreams, prioritize based on impact (80/20 where appropriate, depth where necessary), and propose solutions when encountering obstacles.

• AI-savvy and pragmatic: you actively leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude) to enhance efficiency and quality and drive the further development of our AI workflows.

• Fluent in both German and English, spoken and written.

🏝️ Benefits

• Engaging, responsible, and varied tasks with ample creative freedom in a dynamic company that values flat hierarchies and an open, informal working atmosphere where everyone is on a first-name basis.

• A friendly, welcoming team of approximately 280 employees across Munich, Leipzig, and Albourne (UK), complemented by several friendly office dogs at our locations.

• Flexible working hours (based on trust-based working time), home-office options including contributions to your home-office equipment, and the possibility to work from abroad for several months.

• 28 days of annual leave plus the option to take up to 20 days of unpaid leave as well as special leave!

• Diverse internal and external development opportunities that you can select independently based on your interests.

• We prioritize your mental health! Through the OpenUp platform, you can anonymously join individual or group therapy sessions or have 1:1 meetings with real therapists.

• Various employee discounts — for both people and pets!

• Regular team, company, and family & friends events.

• Need a break? Unwind in our social area equipped with a foosball table or challenge colleagues to a Mario Kart battle (or another Nintendo Switch game) in our cozy sofa area!

• Don’t enjoy reheated meals? Ordering food takes too long? Our office features a high-quality, fully equipped kitchen where you can cook or bake delicious cakes!

• Complimentary coffee, hot chocolate, tea, and other cold soft drinks such as water and juices, along with fresh fruit, small snacks, and a well-stocked candy drawer.

• EGYM Wellpass membership: with our subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership, you gain access to thousands of sports and wellness facilities — including gyms, swimming pools, climbing halls, yoga and pilates studios, and more. This allows you to flexibly and nationwide engage in fitness and well-being activities that best fit your daily routine.